WABCWestamerica Bancorporation

$61.34+38% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.

1 good, 1 neutral, 1 without data
TrendUptrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Price is +11% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest3.7% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Down 9.1% since the previous count, up from 3.0% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbetter than 76% of the market
vs 200-day avgbetter than 74% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How WABC is trading

Westamerica Bancorporation is +38% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 22 points ahead of the market.

+38%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+11%

vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend

RSI (14)
61

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
1.9%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$41.73 – $62.53 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$61.34
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+2.4%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+38%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+31%
vs 50-day average$59.33
+3.4%
52-week high
$62.53
52-week low
$45.38
Annualised volatility
24%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+31%
2025−5.4%
2024−3.6%
2023−0.81%
2022+5.2%
2021+7.4%
2020−16%
2019+25%
2018−3.9%
2017−2.7%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan104 of 10−1.9%
Feb106 of 10+0.49%
Mar106 of 10−1.0%
Apr104 of 10−0.78%
May105 of 10−1.0%
Jun105 of 10+0.04%
Jul117 of 11+5.0%
Aug115 of 11−0.60%
Sep114 of 11−1.2%
Oct115 of 11+2.6%
Nov107 of 10+6.5%
Dec105 of 10−0.41%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.